Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1280 Economic Warfare

To destroy the finances of the Kingdom of Jin and destroy the livelihood of the people of the Kingdom of Jin will not only waste the nine-year construction of the Kingdom of Jin in Guanzhong, but also mean that the people in Guanzhong will inevitably encounter a disaster and be in dire straits. middle.

Naturally, Wang Yan knew this, but he was still very interested in what Chen Yonghua said. To climb to his position, you must have compassion, but you also need a hard heart.

As far as the Ming Dynasty was concerned, the people of the Kingdom of Jin were in the heat of the water, and Wang Yan was able to respond to the people, sending troops to fight against rebellion, and relieve the people from their upside down.

At this time, Chen Yonghua said, "Jianguo, it is not difficult to destroy the people's livelihood of the Jin Kingdom. Isn't the Jin Kingdom going to reopen the Silk Road now, and the workshops in the Guanzhong area are booming?"

Everyone looked at him, Xia Wanchun's eyes lit up, "President Chen wants to make plans for these workshops!"

"It's more than that!" Chen Yonghua said: "The Kingdom of Jin is under the pressure of our military expansion, so it must also expand its army, but military expansion requires financial resources, and the fastest way to get money is business. At this time, the Kingdom of Jin must especially need money. Then Let's just do something nice and send them some bloody money."

If the Kingdom of Jin wanted to expand its military compared with the Ming Dynasty, its finances would definitely be too much to bear, and it would definitely want to increase its annual income. The most benign way was to develop commerce and collect sustainable business taxes.

Several people in the hall were deep in thought and didn't quite understand, but Wang Yan seemed to have grasped a little bit. After all, he also fought with Jiangsu and Zhejiang businessmen back then.

At this time, Wang Yan couldn't help laughing and said, "How do I give this terrible money?"

"Let all companies reduce the supply of cotton cloth and cotton to the Kingdom of Jin, and switch to bulk purchases, raise the prices of these items, strictly investigate smuggling at each pass, double the tax, and change to large-scale hoarding. On the one hand, reduce cotton cloth and cotton Flowing into the Kingdom of Jin, raising the price of cotton cloth, on the one hand, instructing people to place more orders for firms in the Kingdom of Jin and giving them money, so that the merchants of the Kingdom of Jin feel that it is profitable, and they will increase production.” Chen Yonghua said.

Judging from Daming's experience in these years, Wang Yan immediately understood, and he couldn't help but his eyes lit up, "This is in the market, which caused a shortage of cotton cloth and raised the price of cotton cloth. The demand for cotton has also increased, which will drive up the value of cotton. In this way, the rich and common people in Guanzhong will definitely switch to cotton. After a certain scale, we will cancel the order and release the supply to the Kingdom of Jin The cotton that the merchants of the Kingdom of Jin collected at a high price could not sell the cloth weaved, and the newly built looms could not be started, and the workshops would close down one after another. The large-scale replanting of cotton among the people would also cause a decrease in grain production, and in the end, the production of cotton would be reduced. If the value plummets, the people who grow cotton will lose their money, and the people will go bankrupt one after another. This is Fufu's idea, right!"

Daming had experienced all these things before, and Wang Yan soon knew Chen Yonghua's intentions.But to do this, one's own silver reserves must be very strong, if there is less, it may be thrown into his own hands, but for the Wude, there is no problem of insufficient money.

"Jianguo is wise!" Chen Yonghua bowed and said: "That's right! In fact, not only cotton, but also sending people to buy tobacco at high prices in the Kingdom of Jin, which will also make the people of the Kingdom of Jin switch to tobacco on a large scale. This way Come on, on the one hand, the expansion of the Jin Kingdom’s army requires military pay, on the other hand, the closure of domestic businesses, the bankruptcy of civilians, and the reduction in food production, it is difficult for the Jin Kingdom to think about it.”

Now everyone understands that it is really insidious, killing people invisible.I am afraid that it will not only cause chaos in the Kingdom of Jin. When the merchants of the Kingdom of Jin go bankrupt and the value of cotton cloth and cotton plummets due to overproduction, the merchants headed by Wu Dehao will start to sweep the Kingdom of Jin. The price of the money will be recovered, and even a lot of money can be made.

The accumulation of the Jin Guo Company in the past few years may be wiped out by the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, and it will be returned to its original shape in one fell swoop.

Wang Yan pondered for a while, and the corners of his mouth gradually pulled back, "This idea is good, but Jin Guo is not stupid, will they be fooled?"

Chen Yonghua said to himself: "This requires the imperial court to put pressure on Jin Guo to expand its army, so that Jin Guo urgently needs money in the expansion of its army, and at the same time give the illusion of peace to Jin Guo, making Jin Guo mistakenly think that our dynasty needs time to train its army. In this way, even if the Kingdom of Jin finds that the value of cotton cloth has risen and there is a scene of changing to cotton in the country, it will drink poison to quench its thirst for military expansion and preparation for war. Moreover, we only drive up the prices of cotton cloth, cotton and tobacco, and will not cause the value of other items to skyrocket , as long as the actions are more subtle, Jin Guo may not notice."

Xia Wanchun listened for a long time, and had already felt Chen Yonghua's intentions, so he stood up and said: "In the prison country, the people pursue profit, and most of them are short-sighted. As long as the value of cotton and tobacco is far higher than the income from growing grain, Jin Guo can't help it. Chongzhen During the dynasty, it was ordered to prohibit it several times, but the gentry below still secretly planted it. Moreover, the Jin Kingdom is not like the current dynasty. Its domestic officials, gentry, and troops each occupy a place, and the Jin Kingdom is even more difficult to manage. "

In this way, even if crops such as corn flow into Jin Country, the grain output of Jin Country will not increase much.

Wang Yan nodded, "Very well, let Fufu write a plan for this matter, and discuss it with the cabinet alone."

As a superpower with huge comprehensive strength, the Ming Dynasty now deals with the enemy not only by using troops, but also through other channels.If it succeeds this time, for Japan's new textile industry, the same method can actually be used to kill this potential competitor.

At this time, Xia Wanchun did not sit back. He waited for Wang Yan to finish speaking, but suddenly he solemnly clasped his fists and said: "Jianguo, the method that President Chen just said is applicable to Jin Kingdom, and it is also applicable to domestic firms and workshops. If a certain A firm with strong financial resources, eyeing other workshops, can also raise the price of goods, place an order first, tempt the workshop to increase production, and then cancel the order, forcing the workshop to break down and close down, and then rob other people's assets at a low price. The minister thought, The imperial court should prevent this kind of vicious competition from appearing, and should have a commercial law to severely punish companies that disrupt the market and take advantage of opportunities.”

Wang Yan took a look at Xia Wanchun and couldn't help nodding his head. This kind of situation should indeed be banned, and it must not appear in the Ming Dynasty. "Well, I will let the Ministry of Criminal Affairs handle this matter. When Wanchun mentioned this, I also remembered that I have been repeatedly prohibited from planting tobacco. In this case, everyone, think about it, can you make a difference to this tobacco planting? specification."

Chen Yonghua thought for a while and said: "In fact, there is no particularly good way to do this. We can only collect heavy taxes, restrict the tobacco market, or manage the planting, planting a large area in Nanyang, and reducing the price of tobacco to a certain range. The profit is small. After that, planting will naturally be controlled."

Wang Yan nodded. With the development of commerce in the Ming Dynasty, Wang Yan and a large number of officials in the Ming Dynasty gradually had a certain understanding of commerce and the market. "These two methods can be tried. What the court fears most It means that the people rush to do one thing, and in the future, we need to strengthen the management and control of this aspect to prevent the occurrence of risks."

Several people in the hall bowed their hands and said yes, and Xia Wanchun also returned to his seat.

At this time, Wang Yan started another topic, "The Dongyu Kingdom is allied with the Jin Kingdom. Our court's attention should not only be on the Jin Kingdom, but also pay more attention to this Dongyu. The defense of the imperial court in Yunnan is actually relatively Weak, if Dongyu invades Yunnan, they will be able to attack Sichuan with the Kingdom of Jin. This is also a great disaster for our court. What can you do about this Dongyu?"

The Kingdom of Jin and Dongyu, one south and one north, are the main threats to the Ming Dynasty now. After discussing how to deal with the Kingdom of Jin, Wang Yan wanted to talk about Dongyu as well.

However, this Dongyu is not like the Kingdom of Jin, its domestic commerce is not developed, and there is not much trade with the Ming Dynasty, so Chen Yonghua started to drink tea, and after Xia Wanchun, Gu Yanwu and others exchanged a feudal domain, Xia Wanchun said: "Supervisor To some extent, this Toungoo may be more difficult to deal with than Jin Guo."

Wang Yan put down his teacup, looked at him seriously, and heard him continue: "I don't mean that Dongyu's national power is stronger than that of Jin, but that his position is poor, especially Dongyu's. The northern region is full of vast mountains and forests, and it is difficult for even a hundred thousand soldiers to pass through. Besides, our current army suitable for the Nanyang climate only has more than 3 people, so it may not be easy to deal with Toungoo!"

This time the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Nanyang, and more people died of illness than those who died in battle. In the end, except for the soldiers from Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan, the rest of the troops returned to Guangzhou first, but the Ming Dynasty did not have so many suitable for Nanyang. Soldiers in battle.

In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty, Dongyu Kingdom was not very strong, but its terrain and location provided him with a good protection.

Wang Yan frowned, "This Dongyu Kingdom also has a hundred thousand armored soldiers, isn't that the only way for him to fight us, but it is difficult for us to destroy them?"

Xia Wanchun cupped his hands and said: "Guanguo, there are indeed some troubles, but it is not impossible to deal with them. On the one hand, our dynasty can support Ainengqi and harass Toungoo from the north; on the other hand, our dynasty can also use Annan and Guangnan , Gaoping, Chenla, and Siam, to contain Toungoo from the east, so that Toungoo can't take care of himself. Of course, we also need to train a strong army in Yunnan and Guangxi. In this way, even if Toungoo really cooperates with the Kingdom of Jin, I can handle it calmly.”

"At the moment, that's the only way to go, but you need to be hardworking yourself, and training soldiers should be the first priority. Others can only be regarded as auxiliary strategies!" Wang Yan nodded slightly, and then asked: "Then how is Ainengqi doing now? ?”

Ai Nengqi is one of the four kings of Daxi. After Sun Kewang established the Daxi Kingdom in Yunnan, he clashed with the Ming Dynasty and he guarded Yunnan.

When Sun Kewang led his troops to the north to take Sichuan, he was defeated by the Ming Dynasty. After the Ming army entered Yunnan, Ainengqi also fled to the north of Dongyu. It took four or five years.

Xia Wanchun is in the Ministry of War, he is more familiar with these news, so he replied: "Jianguo, Ainengqi is active in the Shan State area at the border between Toungoo and our dynasty. According to the news from Yunnan, Ai Nengqi has more than 1 people and controls more than a dozen chieftains, which can be regarded as a certain strength, which we can use."

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